March 3, 2025
Professor Aydin Babakhani’s Team Published Paper in IEEE MTT
Professor Babakhani’s team published a paper in IEEE MTT on a 360 GHz multimode orbital angular momentum (OAM) transmitter, designed to enhance high-capacity wireless communication.
The paper, titled “Fully Integrated Multimode Orbital Angular Momentum Wave Generation at 360 GHz Using SiGe BiCMOS,” was authored by W. Sun, S. Thomas, and A. Babakhani.
Please see the full paper.
February 17, 2025
Patrick Schaumont, Ph.D. Alumnus of Professor Ingrid Verbauwhede, is elevated to IEEE Fellow
Dr. Schaumont’s main research areas have been hardware security-related topics, including cryptographic engineering, tamper resistance, side-channel analysis, fault analysis, and secure hardware/software design.
Please see the news release and Linked-In post.
February 17, 2025
UCLA Receives Multicampus Research Program Initiatives Grant
A team of UCLA researchers led by Assistant Professor Sergio Carbajo, in collaboration with teams from UCI and UCSD, received a grant from the University of California’s Multicampus Research Programs and Initiatives, a program that supports innovative multicampus research collaborations to strengthen UC’s position as a leading public research university. The $300,000 grant, awarded over the next two years, will fund the study of the quantum nature of electrons and advance light sciences and engineering. The grant proposal presents two specific near-term objectives for future ultracompact and portable, high-brightness X-ray sources and novel QED photon-electron technologies: (Objective 1) a first-time demonstration of quantum X-ray emission, i.e., coherent multi-state X-ray radiation via electron waveshaping, and (Objective 2) its extension to pulsed and time-domain tailored X-ray emission via laser-based modulation of multi-state electron wavepackets.
Please see the abstract and the news release.
January 20, 2025
Professor Tabuada Lectures at IEEE CDC Conference
On December 16, Professor Paulo Tabuada delivered a plenary lecture at the IEEE Conference on Decision and Control (CDC) that took place in Milan, Italy. CDC is the flagship conference in the field of control with more than 2,000 attendees. In his plenary, Professor Tabuada explained how techniques from control can be used to solve several problems in machine learning such as determining if residual neural networks have the power of universal approximation, explaining the attention mechanism in large-language models (LLMs) through token consensus, and explaining the collapse of LLMs trained on synthetic data.
December 16, 2024
IEEE 2025 Newly Elevated Fellow: Dr Adrian J Tang
IEEE elevated Dr Adrian J Tang to IEEE Fellow for his contributions to Millimeter-Wave Systems-on-Chip Instruments for space science. Congratulations Dr Tang!
Professor Sergio Carbajo’s Publication Featured on the Cover of High Power Laser Science & Engineering
On the cover (left): an artist’s rendition of the Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) (LCLS-II) Photoinjector, the front-end of the brightest X-ray laser in the world!
December 2, 2024
The Jarrahi and Ozcan Labs’ Real-Time Hyperspectral Terahertz Imaging Featured in Optica OPN
A collaborative project between the Jarrahi and Ozcan Labs on Real-Time Hyperspectral Terahertz Imaging has been covered in a special issue of Optica OPN, “Optics in 2024” – highlighting selected work from 2024. The original work was published in Nature Photonics at the beginning of the year.
November 18, 2024
In collaboration with TAMU, Ozcan Lab published a new paper in ACS Sensors on an Insertable Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of Glucose and Oxygen in humans
Please see the full article.
November 4, 2024
UCLA selected as 1 of 7 Institutions to receive Natcast’s $11.5 million Funding through the NSTC Workforce Partner Alliance Program
Please see UCLA news release.
October 21, 2024
Innovative Minds in Biology, Chemistry, and Medicine Convene at Optica Headquarters
Experts across chemical, biological, and medical applications of frequency combs met at Optica Headquarters in DC last week to formulate a roadmap for quantumsensing technologies for human and ecosystem health.
The broad representation from academic, foundation, national laboratory, government, and industry participants is critical to uplift the interests of the public at large. This vision will be shared across multiple dissemination forms. Stay tuned!
October 7, 2024
Ozcan Lab published a new article in Nature Communications on the imaging and staining of amyloid deposits in label-free tissue using deep learning
Please see the full article and press release.
September 16, 2024
$1.6 Million California State Grant to Enhance Engineering Pathways for Community College Students
The UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, in collaboration with Cal State Polytechnic University Pomona, has secured a $1.6 million grant from the California Education Learning Lab. This grant will enhance the transition for community college students into four-year engineering programs and improve their academic and professional opportunities.
Professors Greg Pottie and Rick Wesel are co-principal investigators on the project. The project’s key efforts will include developing statewide bridge programs, improving credit transferability, and creating a comprehensive internship program.
September 2, 2024
ECE Welcomes Assistant Professor, Di Luo
Di Luo joined UCLA Samueli in July 2024 as an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and is a member of the Center for Quantum Science and Engineering, which was created by UCLA Samueli and the UCLA Division of Physical Sciences.
August 19, 2024
Distinguished Professor Frank Chang honored with Pioneer Medal by Asian American Scholar Forum
Distinguished Professor Frank Chang has been honored with the Asian American Scholar Forum’s first-ever Pioneer Medal for inventing heterojunction power amplifier for mobile communication. The award recognizes outstanding Asian American researchers for their significant advancements in their fields. Professor Chang’s award highlights not only his scientific achievements but also his role in mentoring the next generation of engineers and researchers.
August 5, 2024
Distinguished Prof. Yahya Rahmat-Samii honored as inaugural IEEE AP-S Legend of Electromagnetics
The newly established “Legends of Electromagnetics” program recognizes outstanding members of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society for their lifelong impact on the field.
July 15, 2024
Professor Lei He’s group awarded Best Paper by First IEEE International Workshop on LLM-Aided Design
Zhuofu Tao, Yichen Shi, Yiru Huo, Rui Ye, Zonghang Li, Li Huang, Chen Wu, Na Bai, Zhiping Yu, Ting-Jung Lin, and Professor Lei He wrote a paper entitled “AMSNet: Netlist Dataset for AMS Circuits”. They won the Best Paper Award at the First IEEE International Workshop on LLM-Aided Design at IBM Research in San Jose, CA. Among the authors, Zhuofu Tao is a PhD student from Professor He’s group, and Chen Wu is a graduated PhD from his group.
For more information, please see here.
Physics World, by IOP (Institute of Physics), highlighted one of Ozcan Lab’s recent work on information hiding cameras
Please see the full article from Physics World and the Science Advances (AAAS) paper.
July 1, 2024
The Labs of Dr Ozcan and Dr Jarrahi published an article entitled “Information-hiding cameras: Optical concealment of object information into ordinary images”
The labs of Dr Ozcan and Dr Jarrahi have published a new article in Science Advances (AAAS) on information-hiding cameras that optically conceal object information into ordinary images.
For more information, please see the full article and press coverage.
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii and others published an article entitled “The Evolution of Printed Lens and Transmitarray Antennas: Navigating representative past, present, and future designs and manufacturing techniques” (pictured to the left)
Yahya Rahmat-Samii, Junbo Wang, and Anastasios Papathanasopoulos published an article entitled, “The Evolution of Printed Lens and Transmitarray Antennas: Navigating representative past, present, and future designs and manufacturing techniques” in the Special Issue of the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) Magazine, celebrating the 75th Anniversary of AP-S, pp. 52-67, all in color, June 2024.
June 17, 2024
Dr. Aydogan Ozcan presented a Plenary Talk at the Optica Digital Holography and Three Dimensional Imaging Meeting (not pictured)
Professor Ozcan discussed diffractive optical networks designed by deep learning to all-optically implement various complex functions as the input light diffracts through spatially-engineered passive surfaces.
UCLA Alumnus, Carlos Torres Jr and his mentor, James Adleman, won the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar and Mentor of the Year Award (pictured on the left)
UCLA alum, Carlos Torres Jr., and his mentor, James Adleman, have been recognized as exemplary figures in scientific exploration, winning the Science, Mathematics, and Research for Transformation (SMART) Scholar and Mentor of the Year Award for fiscal year 2023. Torres’ journey, which began over 15 years ago through a SMART-sponsored master’s degree in electrical engineering at UCLA. Torres and Adleman’s collaborative efforts underscore the importance of mentorship in fostering the next generation of scientific leaders and advancing cutting-edge research in nanotechnology and quantum engineering.
June 3, 2024
Professor Gregory Pottie is retiring
Professor Greg Pottie has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UCLA since 1991. He served in vice-chair roles from 1999-2003. From 2003-2009, and again from 2023-24, he was the Associate Dean for Research and Physical Resources of the Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science, and from 2002-2012 he was deputy director of the NSF funded Center for Embedded Networked Sensing. He was the chair of the Department of ECE from 2015-2020. In 2005, he was elected to be a Fellow of IEEE.
We want to congratulate Professor Pottie on his well-deserved retirement! Wishing him all the best in the new chapter ahead!
May 6, 2024
International journal publisher, Nature, highlighted some of Professor Ozcan’s work on AI-based diagnostics
Please see the full article here.
April 15, 2024
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii and others published an article entitled “Novel Hybrid Particle Swarm and Brainstorm Optimization: Electromagnetic applications with enhanced performance” in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine (Early Access)
Y. Wang, L. Song, L. Zeng and Y. Rahmat-Samii, “Novel Hybrid Particle Swarm and Brainstorm Optimization: Electromagnetic applications with enhanced performance,” IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine(Early Access), pp. 2-16, March 2024.
April 1, 2024
Dr Hamed Rahmani became an assistant professor at the Electrical and Computer Engineering of NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Congratulations to Dr Hamed Rahmani on his new academic position at the Department of ECE at the NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Dr Rahmani was Professor Aydin Babakhani’s Ph.D. student. He received his Ph.D. from UCLA in 2020.
March 18, 2024
Submit nominations for 2023-2024 UCLA Academic Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii published an article entitled “15 Career Life Lessons for Young Professionals” in IEEE Antennas and Propagation Magazine
March 4, 2024
Submit nominations for 2023-2024 UCLA Academic Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards
The Academic Senate invites you to submit nominations for the 2023–2024 UCLA Academic Senate Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Awards for Senate and non-Senate faculty.
February 5, 2024
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii and colleagues in Berkeley published in Advanced Functional Materials by Wiley
“Charge-Programmable Photopolymers for 3D Electronics via Additive Manufacturing”, Advanced Functional Materials published by Wiley, 1-12 pages, Jan. 2024,
January 16, 2024
IEEE-HKN Asad, Gowhartaj, and Jamal Madni Scholarship
Distinguished Adjunct Professor Asad M Madni, Taj and Jamal Madni established an HKN Scholarship Award which will benefit IEEE-HKN members. The IEEE-HKN Madni Family Scholarship is awarded to HKN students who show exceptional scholarship, service to their communities, and a commitment to HKN.
December 18, 2023
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii granted a US Patent – Liquid Metal-Based Tunable Coaxial Antenna for Microwave Ablation
Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii, a UCLA collaborator, Dr. Chih-Sheng Jason Chiang, and a former PhD student, Prof. Lingnan Song, have been granted a US Patent (No.US-2023-0346472-A1 dated 11/02/2023). The present invention generally relates to apparatus and systems for liquid-metal based tunable coaxial antenna; and more particularly to utilizing a liquid metal -based tunable coaxial antenna for microwave ablation. Microwave ablation has emerged as a minimally invasive therapy for the treatment of various types of early-stage solid tumors
December 4, 2023
IEEE 2024 Newly Elevated Fellow: Professor Lei He
The IEEE announced their 2024 class of Elevated Fellows. Professor Lei He has been elevated to IEEE Fellow status for his contributions to integrated circuits and smart energy systems. Congratulations!
Professor Mona Jarrahi received the 2023 IEEE Sensors Council Advanced Career Technical Achievement Award
Professor Mona Jarrahi received the 2023 IEEE Sensors Council Advanced Career Technical Achievement Award for the pioneering contributions to terahertz sensing and imaging systems. This award honors a person with outstanding technical contributions in sensing technologies.
November 20, 2023
IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society interviewed Distinguished Professor Yahya Rahmat-Samii
Distinguished Professor M.C. Frank Chang was awarded the 2023 James Clerk Maxwell Medal by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers & the Royal Society of Edinburgh
The international award recognizes Chang’s “contributions to heterojunction device technology and CMOS System-on-Chip realizations with unprecedented reconfigurability and bandwidth.